MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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